天変地夭 てんぺんちよう Also written 天変地妖 Meanings Noun natural disaster See also: 天変地異 (てんぺんちい). Kanji 天 heaven. Read as テン. 変 change. Read as ヘン. 地 land 夭 early death; calamity. Read as ヨウ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists